Category: knitting
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Cropped cardi
Had a nice cardigan pattern ripped out from a magazine, but no super bulky yarn to match. On a whim I just pulled four skeins from stash that worked good together. Resulted in a pretty beautiful swatch, eh? A great way to use up stash. Yarns are Drops Air (color 8), Drops Brushed Alpaca Silk…
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Yarn addiction
Knit while the baby is sleeping! Who needs sleep anyway? 😅💖
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Hipp, new design in progress
Yay! Jag fick inspiration till en tredje ny design, som jag kallar Hipp! Denna gång en lite mer flickig väst eller ärmlös topp. Garnet är Malabrigo Rios i härligt brunrosa färgställning Illusion. Yay! I had inspiration for a third new design! This time a more girly pullover vest or sleeveless top. I’m calling it Hipp!…
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Another split brim bonnet
Stash diving to the max! This thick & thin wool had been in my stash for years! Yay for Christmas gift knitting 🙂 💜
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Love Note sweater
Another started project in my knitting basket! I got a bit crazy about casting on new sweaters for a while there, hah! Here we have a Love Note sweater, using hand dyed sock yarn (with glitter!) from Limmo design, together with red fluff, Drops Brushed Alpaca Silk. The white is taking over more than expected;…
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FO: Pärla
Tada! En av mina två (kanske tre) kommande nya mönster, Pärla. Jag har använt Malabrigo Mecha i färgerna English Rose och Natural. En kort övertröja till en liten klänning, sömlös, stickad uppifrån och ner och med ett sött spetsmönster. Mönstret teststickas just nu. Tada! One of my two (maybe three) upcoming new designs, Pärla (Swedish…
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Notes; Split brim bonnet 3yo size
Here you go! Improvised bonnet; 3,5 year old size CO 35 sts 11 rows 1×1 ribbing (working flat) Join in the round Stockinette, 12 rounds (K3, k2tog) around Knit round (K2, k2tog) around Knit round (K1, k2tog) around Knit round K2tog around, = 7 sts K1, (K2tog) to end = 4 sts Tie off. Add…
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FO: Split brim bonnet x2
For a while there I went completely nuts about knitting bulky hats. A perfect way to use up some stash, and also whipping up some gifts for Christmas. Let’s just say that these two are not the only ones. 🙂 Adult bonnet Yarn; Araucania Azapa + Drops Air held double Pattern: Charlotte’s Split Brim Bonnet
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Split brim bonnet 3yo
With the scraps from my own bonnet, I improvised one for my boy! The white wasn’t enough on it’s own, so I incorporated some scraps in one of his favourite colors. Notes to come!
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Charlotte split brim slouch
Had to do some digging among very old blog posts to find the name and source of a very nice yarn scrap I had. Normally I always remember, but not this time! It is Azapa from Araucania – a merino, alpaca and silk blend originally planned for a Lime Queen Tunic, but ended up as…